EPA Can Access Man’s Property To Conduct Remedial Activities, Judge Rules

Mealey's (May 21, 2019, 1:36 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge in Washington on May 20 granted the federal government’s motion for summary judgment in a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) lawsuit and held that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can have access to a man’s property to conduct remedial actions, finding that the man has refused to cooperate with the agency and that there is a threat of a release of hazardous substances at the property (United States v. Charles Pillon, No. C18-1845-JC, W.D. Wash., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84681)....